Legal Opinion
Oglala Sioux Tribe v. Van Hunnik
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided March 30, 2015No. CIV. 13-5020-JLVPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JEFFREY L. VIKEN, Chief Judge.
“A cornerstone of Lakota culture can be summed up in the words family and kinship. Family is the backbone, the foundation of our culture. We are given substance, nurtured, and sustained by family.”1
Joseph M. Marshall III, Sicangu Lakota (Rosebud)
“Congress hereby declares that it is the policy of this Nation to protect the best interests of Indian children and to promote the stability and security of Indian tribes and families by the establishment of minimum Federal standards for the removal of Indian children from their families and the placement of such…
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